Akihiko Hirata Movies

  • 1953
    Girls in the Orchard

    Girls in the Orchard

    Girls in the Orchard

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    Girls in the Orchard (1953) is about tension between the life of a family in a rural area with all the traditions (continuing family business, taking...

    Girls in the Orchard
  • 1982
    Examination Hell

    Examination Hell

    Examination Hell

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    A student, running late on the day of the University of Tokyo entrance exams, calls in a fake bomb threat in order to arrive on time.

    Examination Hell
  • 1969
    Travels of Lord Mito

    Travels of Lord Mito

    Travels of Lord Mito

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    In the 9th year of Genroku, Mitsukuni Mito Komon of Hitachi Province set out on a pilgrimage to various countries with his reluctant vassals,...

    Travels of Lord Mito
  • 1977
    Tora-san Meets His Lordship

    Tora-san Meets His Lordship

    Tora-san Meets His Lordship

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    Tora-san befriends the descendant of a feudal lord. The man asks Tora to locate his deceased son's wife who resides somewhere in Tokyo.

    Tora-san Meets His Lordship
  • 1957
    Geisha in the Old City

    Geisha in the Old City

    Geisha in the Old City

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    Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki, the drama, set in the brothels of Shimabara in post-war Kyoto, is a moving look at the lives of women of tenacity and...

    Geisha in the Old City
  • 1966
    The Mad Atlantic

    The Mad Atlantic

    The Mad Atlantic

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    Captain Murakami takes over as skipper of the Azuma Maru, replacing the well-liked former captain. Murakami forces the crew to work harder than they...

    The Mad Atlantic
  • 1977
    Daitetsujin 17: Aerial Battleship

    Daitetsujin 17: Aerial Battleship

    Daitetsujin 17: Aerial Battleship

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    Captain Gomes uses a flying battleship to battle the giant robot Daitetsujin 17. Theatrically-released abridgement of Episode 15 of the TV series.

    Daitetsujin 17: Aerial Battleship
  • 1987
    Fugitive Alien

    Fugitive Alien

    Fugitive Alien

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    An alien is pursued as a traitor by his own race because he refuses to kill humans.

    Fugitive Alien
  • 1981
    At This Late Date, the Charleston

    At This Late Date, the Charleston

    At This Late Date, the Charleston

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    A young man gets thrown into detention after an episode of sexual assault; he soon meets several impostors in the same situation.

    At This Late Date, the Charleston
  • 1961
    Blood on the Sea

    Blood on the Sea

    Blood on the Sea

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    Four fishermen friends are caught up in a piracy plot.

    Blood on the Sea
  • 1969
    Crazy Big Explosion

    Crazy Big Explosion

    Crazy Big Explosion

    01969HD

    A Toho comedy film staring the Crazy Cats.

    Crazy Big Explosion
  • 1957
    Ôban

    Ôban

    Ôban

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    A young country boy leaves his village for Tokyo, where he begins to work as a stock trader. First part (of four) of the film adaptation of Bunroku...

    Ôban
  • 1957
    Last Days of the Samurai

    Last Days of the Samurai

    Last Days of the Samurai

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    Seppuku Day 17 Ako ronins, including Kuranosuke Oishi, who were entrusted to the Hosokawa family, and the events of the two days before are depicted...

    Last Days of the Samurai
  • 1954
    Itsuko to sono haha

    Itsuko to sono haha

    Itsuko to sono haha

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    An elderly woman devoted to her foster-daughter searches for a good husband for her.

    Itsuko to sono haha
  • 1955
    No Response from Car 33

    No Response from Car 33

    No Response from Car 33

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    Film directed by Senkichi Taniguchi

    No Response from Car 33
  • 1957
    A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1

    A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1

    A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1

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    An Ishiro Honda film. The first part of A Rainbow Plays in My Heart released the same day as the second film.

    A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1
  • 1968
    風来忍法帖 八方破れ

    風来忍法帖 八方破れ

    風来忍法帖 八方破れ

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    The second of two films based on the novel by Futaro Yamada.

    風来忍法帖 八方破れ
  • 1962
    Wakai kisetsu

    Wakai kisetsu

    Wakai kisetsu

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    1962 Japanese movie

    Wakai kisetsu
  • 1957
    A Farewell to the Woman Called My Sister

    A Farewell to the Woman Called My Sister

    A Farewell to the Woman Called My Sister

    01957HD

    An Ishiro Honda film.

    A Farewell to the Woman Called My Sister
  • 1968
    空想天国

    空想天国

    空想天国

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    空想天国